Does it have to do with privacy? Is it something that affects the patients right there, on the spot, i.e. in the doctors office or waiting room? Or something more intangible? something to do with medical records?

Posted on Saturday, January 25, 2014 - 9:18 pm: Edit PostDelete PostView Post/Check IPPrint Post Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only) Does it have to do with privacy? yes -- GOOOOD QUESTION!!!!Is it something that affects the patients right there, on the spot, i.e. in the doctors office or waiting room? dittoOr something more intangible? no something to do with medical records? no

Is it the requirement for a patient to have a chaperone if the doctor is of the opposite sex? so the patient ends up having to have another person hear about their medical symptoms etc as well as the doctor? so reducing their privacy?

Posted on Saturday, January 25, 2014 - 10:14 pm: Edit PostDelete PostView Post/Check IPPrint Post Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only) Is it the requirement for a patient to have a chaperone if the doctor is of the opposite sex? no so the patient ends up having to have another person hear about their medical symptoms etc as well as the doctor? no so reducing their privacy? no, although this is an interesting case

Anything to do with the fact that doctors don't knock? don't feel they have to, as they are on their own turf. Any particular type of exam or test relevant? or does it apply to all/most doctor visits? Would this be more applicable to some specalities than others?

Posted on Sunday, January 26, 2014 - 4:48 pm: Edit PostDelete PostView Post/Check IPPrint Post Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only) Anything to do with the fact that doctors don't knock? no don't feel they have to, as they are on their own turf. noAny particular type of exam or test relevant? no or does it apply to all/most doctor visits? yesWould this be more applicable to some specalities than others? no

Do doctors take patient's names? Do they allow them to give false names? Do they refer to patients in some other way? Assign them numbers?

Is the policy designed to prevent people finding out the patient's names? Finding out the patient's medical details (eg if there's a sign on the door that says "John Smith - syphilis" and John's grandmother walks by and thinks "hmmm, I recognise that name...")?

Posted on Monday, February 10, 2014 - 10:13 am: Edit PostDelete PostView Post/Check IPPrint Post Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only) Are names not supposed to be written down? noSo instead they are spoken for everyone to hear? yopeOr are they not supposed to be spoken aloud, Which means they get written down everywhere? no

It accidentally rhymed, so i made it into a verse. Enjay (Enjay) New member Username: Enjay

Do doctors take patient's names? irrel Do they allow them to give false names? no Do they refer to patients in some other way? no Assign them numbers? no

Is the policy designed to prevent people finding out the patient's names? yesishFinding out the patient's medical details (eg if there's a sign on the door that says "John Smith - syphilis" and John's grandmother walks by and thinks "hmmm, I recognise that name...")? noish

Posted on Friday, February 14, 2014 - 11:05 pm: Edit PostDelete PostView Post/Check IPPrint Post Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only) Do the receptionists call the patients into the doctor's office, using the patient's first name? yes Do other people in the waiting room overhear the names? yes

This is close enough for me to declare a ********* SPOILER ************ especially since I'm eager to post a new puzzle. When I was in a doctor's waiting room recently,m the receptionist called, "Felicia," when it was my turn. Objecting to the common practice of medical personnel addressing patients by their first names, I said, "Please call me Ms. Ackerman." She said that first names were used to protect privacy when other patients could overhear. But while this would work for Lisa Trimbleton, it sure wouldn't for Leonora Smith, or for me, since my first name is actually Felicia Nimue (although I didn't point that out, since I didn't want the staff using my first name anyway), or for anyone whose last name is more common than his first. I'm glad this puzzle was solved by Lena, whose last name is the same as mine!! Please check out my new puzzle!!

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